(Photo) (plate 2) 1840 Mulready 2d lettersheet A105 to London from Sheffield with fine orange red m/c, a little toning and soiling but a presentable example. Cat £2500 (Res. £575) £650
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1840 Mulready 1d lettersheet A8 to Dublin with lovely strike of the very scarce 'Magenta' m/c of Newry. Side flaps are missing as are portions of back flap but a rare Mulready. Cat £16,000. (re-offered with reduced estimate) (Res. £350) £380
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1840 Mulready 1d lettersheet unused, couple of tone spots, but generally not bad. Cat £300 (Res. £65) £75
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1840 1d black 'BK' with 4 margins, torn and repaired at top. £25
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(Photo) (plate 2) 1840 1d black pl 1a 'BI' with 3 margins mint, some thinning and creasing, without gum, a presentable 'filler'. (Res. £110) £125
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(Photo) (plate 2) 1840 1d black pl 1a 'DA' with 4 good to large margins and a fine orange red m/c, a lovely example. (Res. £240) £275
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(Photo) (plate 2) 1840 1d black pl 1a 'DD' with 4 large margins and neat orange red m/c, a lovely example. (Res. £240) £275
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1840 1d black pl 1b 'NL' with 4 close to good margins and red m/c, with inverted wmk [small thin]. Cat £2500 (re-offered with reduced estimate) (Res. £250) £280
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1840 1d black pl 2 'FB' with 4 margins on piece tied double lined m/c in red, with a 2013 PTS Exp. Cert stating 'associated with Stonehaven ... not possible to say with certainty where the cross was applied', which is the standard wording now used by the Committee. Cat £4500 (Res. £850) £950
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1840 1d black pl 2 'GK' with 3 margins [just touching upper left] with double lined m/c in red, accompanied by a 2013 PTS Exp. Cert stating 'associated with Stonehaven ... not possible to say with certainty where the cross was applied', which is the standard wording now used by the Committee. Cat £4500 (Res. £550) £600
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(Photo) (plate 2) 1840 1d black pl 2 'CC' with 4 margins and red m/c, a fine example. (Res. £110) £125
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(Photo) (plate 2) 1840 1d black pl 2 'MK' with 4 margins and red m/c, fine. (Res. £110) £125
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(Photo) (plate 2) 1840 1d black pl 2 'TL' with 4 margins and red m/c, showing double 'T' variety. Fine. Cat £400. SG AS15c (Res. £110) £125
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1840 1d black pl 3 'FE' with 4 margins on entire to Bristol tied orange m/c, with superb strikes of 'Liverpool JY 2 1840' [also in orange] and 'Berry St Liverpool' [in black] on reverse. A fine cover. Cat £2600 (Res. £400) £500
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1840 1d black pl 3 'HG' with 4 margins and red m/c, additionally with large part 'Newent' [Glos] 117 [mileage] strike in black. (Res. £220) £250
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(Photo) (plate 2) 1840 1d black pl 4 'EB' with 4 good to large margins and red m/c, a fine example. (Res. £130) £150
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1840 1d black pl 5 'AI' with 4 margins on cover to London tied so called 'White' m/c of Cirencester [caused by discolouration of the cancelling ink], neat 'Cirencester FE 7 41' on reverse. Scarce. PTS Exp. Cert [2013]. (Res. £850) £950
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1840 1d black pl 6 'FF' with 4 margins [close but just clear at top] and full strike of 'Stonehaven' double lined m/c in red. RPS Cert [which states 'creased' but we are unable to confirm this!]. Cat £4500 (Res. £625) £700
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1840 1d black pl 6 'KI' with 4 margins and fine strike of the distinctive 'Plymouth' m/c in black, tiny thin upper left corner. Scarce. Cat £3800. PTS Exp. Cert [2013]. (Res. £625) £700
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1840 1d black pl 6 'KB' with 4 margins and red m/c, a fine example. (Res. £130) £150
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(Photo) (plate 2) 1840 1d black pl 6 'TJ' with 4 god to large margins and neat strike of red m/c, a fine example. (Res. £130) £150
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(Photo) (plate 2) 1840 1d black pl 6 'BJ' with 4 margins on piece tied red m/c, a fine example with Knopke Cert. (Res. £110) £125
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(Photo) (plate 2) 1840 1d black pl 6 'EA' with 4 margins and neat red m/c, a fine example. (Res. £110) £125
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(Photo) (plate 2) 1840 1d black pl 6 'KC' with 4 margins and light strike of red m/c. Fine. (Res. £110) £125
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1840 1d black pl 6 'RB' with 4 margins and [slightly smudged] brown m/c. Fine. (Res. £110) £125
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(Photo) (plate 2) 1840 1d black pl 7 'CL' with 4 large margins and full strike of black m/c, a lovely example. (Res. £200) £225
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(Photo) (plate 2) 1840 1d black pl 7 'HL' with 4 margins [very large at right] and fine strike of red m/c. (Res. £130) £150
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(Photo) (plate 2) 1840 1d black pl 7 'GF' with 4 margins and red m/c, fine and attractive. (Res. £110) £125
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1840 1d black pl 8 'RF' with 4 margins and black m/c. Fine. (Res. £135) £150
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1840 1d black pl 8 'TL' with 4 good to large margins and orange red m/c, a fine example. (Res. £130) £150
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(Photo) (plate 2) 1840 1d black pl 9 'DA' with 4 margins on piece tied fine strike of black m/c. Cat £600 (Res. £130) £150
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(Photo) (plate 2) 1840 1d black pl 9 'DH' with 4 margins and black m/ c. Fine. Cat £600 (Res. £130) £150
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(Photo) (plate 2) 1840 1d black pl 10 'SD' with 4 good margins and with red m/c [scarce on this plate, a little smudged]. Light crease. Cat £1500. SG AS66h (Res. £180) £200
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(Photo) (plate 2) 1840 1d grey black pl 7 'DC' with 4 margins and black m/c, a fine example on the experimental thin paper. Cat £450. SG AS45c. (Res. £130) £150
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1840 2d blue pl 1 'MJ' with 4 good to large margins on entire to Stratford on Avon tied red m/c, 'Coventry' departure strike on reverse [small portion of backflap missing]. Cat £3000 (Res. £550) £600
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(Photo) (plate 2) 1840 2d blue pl 1 'SF' with 4 margins and fine strike of black m/c, particularly rich colour. Cat £875 (Res. £220) £250
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(Photo) (plate 2) 1840 2d deep blue pl 2 'KH' with 4 good to large margins and fine strike of black m/c, trace of an ironed out crease, a fine looking example of this scarcer shade. Cat £1300. SG DS7 (Res. £220) £250
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(Photo) (plate 2) 1840 2d blue 'QF' with 3 margins and fine strike of '28' barred Scottish 1844 type cancel of Ayton. Cat £2500 (Res. £180) £200
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1840 2d pale blue pl 1 'MB' with 4 margins on entire tied red m/c [a little smudged], an attractive cover. Cat £2250 (re-offered with reduced estimate) (Res. £170) £200
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(Photo) (plate 2) 1840 2d pale blue pl 1 'OK' with 4 good to large margins and black m/c. Fine. Cat £1000 (Res. £220) £250
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(Photo) (plate 2) 1840 2d pale blue pl 2 'TG' with 3 margins and a lovely, clear strike of the distinctive and scarce 'Greenock' m/c. Cat £2500. SG DS9va. (Res. £180) £200
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(Photo) (plate 2) 1841 1d orange brown 'OI' with 4 margins and original gum, a fine example. Accompanied by Brandon Cert. Cat £2000 (Res. £350) £400
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1841 1d red 'black' pl 8 'MI' with 4 margins and fine black m/c, light crease. Cat £275 £40
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1841 1d red 'black' pl 10 'DA' with 4 margins and black m/c. Cat £190 £50
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(Photo) (plate 2) 1841 1d red 'black' pl 11 'ED' with 4 margins and lovely strike of Manchester 'Fish tail' m/c. Cat £900. SG AS74tp (Res. £130) £150
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1841 1d red range of 21 examples on Hagner, each with a better cancel, 14 with distinctive m/c [York, Dublin, Coventry, Brighton, Manchester, Kelso etc], decent examples in the main [also Plymouth and probable Wooton under Edge on defective examples]. Also included, Irish '105' in blue, Chertsey cds in blue [with black duplex], black m/c with 'Handsworth PyP' in blue [scissor cut but Cat £1000] etc. Useful lot! (Res. £850) £950
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1841 Alford Double strike of black m/c, a small group with 2 x 1d red on cover and 2 from pl 8 on piece, all 4 with double strikes of black m/c and 'Alford' departure strikes, an interesting little study. (Res. £220) £250
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1841 1d red 'IC' and 'JD' with 4 margins on 2 covers to Inverary, each tied crude 'Oban' black m/c [interesting if rather macabre content referring to local drowning]. (Res. £110) £125
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(Photo) (plate 2) 1841 1d red pl 14 in fine 4 margin horizontal pair 'CB-CC' with 2 strikes of the 'Leeds' distinctive m/c. Cat £1200+ (Res. £180) £200
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1841 1d red pl 18 'QA' with 4 margins and fine strike of the distinctive 'Coventry' m/c. Cat £1000 (Res. £150) £175
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